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Vatican's Opening of Holocaust-Era Papal Archives Could Better Catholic-Jewish Relations Vatican's Opening of Holocaust-Era Papal Archives Could Better Catholic-Jewish Relations
Vatican's Opening of Holocaust-Era Papal Archives Could Better Catholic-Jewish Relations A week before (COVID-19) dominated every headline, the Vatican announced it would open up the papal archives of the controversial Holocaust-era Pope Pius XII.  Over 150 scholars of "all faiths and nationalities" applied for review of these secret documents covering Pius XII's papacy from 1939 to his death in 1958. Historians have been particularly interested in studying the documents from the World War II period. While the Vatican was officially neutral during the war, there has long been public criticism that Pope Pius XII remained silent over the fate of the Jews and did not do enoug…

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by Donna Christopher
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Nearly 300 Abused By 71 Priests Since 1953, Bridgeport Diocese Says Nearly 300 Abused By 71 Priests Since 1953, Bridgeport Diocese Says
Nearly 300 Abused By 71 Priests Since 1953, Bridgeport Diocese Says Following an exhaustive year-long investigation, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bridgeport presented the results which reveal church officials covered up sex abuse among leaders and clergy of the diocese. The report, released Tuesday, Oct. 1, during a press conference, found repeated instances of sexual abuse, and that since 1953, nearly 300 individuals were abused by 71 priests. The report goes on to say that the abuse was known about as early as 1953. In all, 281 people, nearly all minors, were abused in the church's 66-year history that the report was able to document. Retired Super…

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by Kathy Reakes